338 – Aphasia in Sign-Language: The Emerging Specialty of Sign Language Pathology

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Theresa Richard, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Careers, Medicine

4.8 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

We often talk about how aphasia impacts people’s ability to speak or understand language, but what about aphasia’s impact on sign language?

Do the hands sometimes sign “apple” instead of “orange” thanks to a semantic paraphasia?

If one arm is weak or paralyzed because of a stroke, how does THAT impact someone’s ability to communicate using sign language?

Instead of speech-language pathology, would we make the focus sign-language pathology?

Shelby Hill SLPD CCC-SLP QOM, is here to talk all about it - and you WON’T want to miss this discussion!

Shelby describes her important work and research with individuals who are deaf and have also acquired a communication disorder. She covers important topics like whether or not sign language falls under the SLP scope of practice, how the neurological processes for signing are similar to those for speaking, and what aphasia can look like in individuals who use sign language.

Don’t worry, if you find yourself saying, “I should have known that!” throughout this episode, you’re not alone.

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0:00.0	In this episode of the Swall Year Pride Podcast, we have Shelby Hill.
0:03.7	She's a full-time speech language pathologist at the Spalding Outpatient Center for Children in
0:07.6	Sandwich, Massachusetts.
0:09.4	She received her master's degree from Guy Udette University
0:11.8	with a focus in sign language pathology in
0:14.0	Washington DC and holds a clinical doctorate in speech language pathology
0:17.7	through the Institute of Health Professionals with Mass General Brigham.
0:20.9	Shelby is a licensed and qualified oral facial
0:23.4	myology provider and provides evaluation and treatment of
0:26.2	pediatric feeding and swallowing. She has previously worked in skilled nursing,
0:30.1	adult inpatient, and outpatient outpatient and early intervention.
0:33.0	Her clinical interests are performing evaluation of AAC devices,
0:36.4	as well as providing culturally aware and sensitive care
0:39.6	to culturally deaf families.
0:41.2	She is most passionate about total communication access for all. Welcome to the Swale Your Pride Podcast. I'm your host, Trisa Richard. I'm a board
1:00.2	certified specialist in Swallowing and
1:02.8	Disorder and founder of the Met-S-L-P collective and Met-S-L-P education.
1:07.4	This podcast is dedicated to delivering the latest evidence-based practice
1:10.9	to medical SLPs everywhere
1:12.9	while also recognizing that medical SLPs everywhere
1:15.8	are doing the best with what they've got.
1:17.9	Whether you are a new clinician seeking tangible tools
	...

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